Rankings

Best Cities for Employment

Strong labour markets with calculator-backed living expenses.

#	City	Country	Monthly	Score	Link
1	San Francisco	United States	$4,500	58	View
2	New York	United States	$4,200	59	View
3	Singapore	Singapore	$3,800	68	View
4	London	United Kingdom	$3,500	61	View
5	Austin	United States	$2,600	66	View
6	Dublin	Ireland	$3,200	65	View
7	Amsterdam	Netherlands	$2,800	68	View
8	Sydney	Australia	$3,200	63	View
9	Tokyo	Japan	$2,600	70	View
10	Toronto	Canada	$2,800	66	View
11	Melbourne	Australia	$2,900	64	View
12	Seoul	South Korea	$2,200	72	View
13	Berlin	Germany	$2,300	71	View
14	Denver	United States	$2,700	65	View
15	Dubai	UAE	$2,500	78	View
16	Paris	France	$2,900	62	View
17	Abu Dhabi	UAE	$2,300	78	View
18	Miami	United States	$3,100	60	View
19	Taipei	Taiwan	$1,600	80	View
20	Vancouver	Canada	$2,900	64	View
21	Auckland	New Zealand	$2,600	67	View
22	Montreal	Canada	$2,200	70	View
23	Milan	Italy	$2,400	70	View
24	São Paulo	Brazil	$1,200	75	View
25	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	$1,050	82	View
26	Madrid	Spain	$2,050	75	View
27	Santiago	Chile	$1,300	77	View
28	Warsaw	Poland	$1,500	79	View
29	Barcelona	Spain	$2,200	73	View
30	Prague	Czech Republic	$1,600	79	View
31	Rome	Italy	$2,100	69	View
32	Budapest	Hungary	$1,350	80	View
33	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	$950	80	View
34	Mexico City	Mexico	$1,400	77	View
35	Bangkok	Thailand	$1,200	80	View
36	Bogotá	Colombia	$1,100	77	View
37	Bucharest	Romania	$1,200	80	View
38	Lisbon	Portugal	$1,650	77	View
39	Valencia	Spain	$1,750	75	View
40	Cape Town	South Africa	$1,100	75	View
41	Istanbul	Turkey	$1,100	77	View
42	Athens	Greece	$1,550	74	View
43	Medellín	Colombia	$1,050	77	View
44	Porto	Portugal	$1,450	78	View
45	Bali (Denpasar)	Indonesia	$1,100	78	View
46	Buenos Aires	Argentina	$900	76	View
47	Chiang Mai	Thailand	$900	80	View
48	Dubrovnik	Croatia	$1,700	74	View
49	Playa del Carmen	Mexico	$1,600	74	View
50	Marrakech	Morocco	$850	76	View

San Francisco, United States

$4,500/mo · Score 58

New York, United States

$4,200/mo · Score 59

Singapore, Singapore

$3,800/mo · Score 68

London, United Kingdom

$3,500/mo · Score 61

Austin, United States

$2,600/mo · Score 66

Dublin, Ireland

$3,200/mo · Score 65

Amsterdam, Netherlands

$2,800/mo · Score 68

Sydney, Australia

$3,200/mo · Score 63

Tokyo, Japan

$2,600/mo · Score 70

#10

Toronto, Canada

$2,800/mo · Score 66

#11

Melbourne, Australia

$2,900/mo · Score 64

#12

Seoul, South Korea

$2,200/mo · Score 72

#13

Berlin, Germany

$2,300/mo · Score 71

#14

Denver, United States

$2,700/mo · Score 65

#15

Dubai, UAE

$2,500/mo · Score 78

#16

Paris, France

$2,900/mo · Score 62

#17

Abu Dhabi, UAE

$2,300/mo · Score 78

#18

Miami, United States

$3,100/mo · Score 60

#19

Taipei, Taiwan

$1,600/mo · Score 80

#20

Vancouver, Canada

$2,900/mo · Score 64

#21

Auckland, New Zealand

$2,600/mo · Score 67

#22

Montreal, Canada

$2,200/mo · Score 70

#23

Milan, Italy

$2,400/mo · Score 70

#24

São Paulo, Brazil

$1,200/mo · Score 75

#25

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

$1,050/mo · Score 82

#26

Madrid, Spain

$2,050/mo · Score 75

#27

Santiago, Chile

$1,300/mo · Score 77

#28

Warsaw, Poland

$1,500/mo · Score 79

#29

Barcelona, Spain

$2,200/mo · Score 73

#30

Prague, Czech Republic

$1,600/mo · Score 79

#31

Rome, Italy

$2,100/mo · Score 69

#32

Budapest, Hungary

$1,350/mo · Score 80

#33

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

$950/mo · Score 80

#34

Mexico City, Mexico

$1,400/mo · Score 77

#35

Bangkok, Thailand

$1,200/mo · Score 80

#36

Bogotá, Colombia

$1,100/mo · Score 77

#37

Bucharest, Romania

$1,200/mo · Score 80

#38

Lisbon, Portugal

$1,650/mo · Score 77

#39

Valencia, Spain

$1,750/mo · Score 75

#40

Cape Town, South Africa

$1,100/mo · Score 75

#41

Istanbul, Turkey

$1,100/mo · Score 77

#42

Athens, Greece

$1,550/mo · Score 74

#43

Medellín, Colombia

$1,050/mo · Score 77

#44

Porto, Portugal

$1,450/mo · Score 78

#45

Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia

$1,100/mo · Score 78

#46

Buenos Aires, Argentina

$900/mo · Score 76

#47

Chiang Mai, Thailand

$900/mo · Score 80

#48

Dubrovnik, Croatia

$1,700/mo · Score 74

#49

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

$1,600/mo · Score 74

#50

Marrakech, Morocco

$850/mo · Score 76

United States · North America

US San Francisco

$4,500/mo

Overall score 58

United States · North America

US New York

$4,200/mo

Overall score 59

Singapore · Asia

SG Singapore

$3,800/mo

Overall score 68

United Kingdom · Europe

GB London

$3,500/mo

Overall score 61

United States · North America

US Austin

$2,600/mo

Overall score 66

Ireland · Europe

IE Dublin

$3,200/mo

Overall score 65

Netherlands · Europe

NL Amsterdam

$2,800/mo

Overall score 68

Australia · Oceania

AU Sydney

$3,200/mo

Overall score 63

Japan · Asia

JP Tokyo

$2,600/mo

Overall score 70

Canada · North America

CA Toronto

$2,800/mo

Overall score 66

Australia · Oceania

AU Melbourne

$2,900/mo

Overall score 64

South Korea · Asia

KR Seoul

$2,200/mo

Overall score 72

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